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Saturday March 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
This follow-up to my previous talk this weekend, about how to avoid starting a cult, discusses the equal and opposite problem of hyper-individuated alienation. Almost everyone abandons voluntary associations at the slightest friction. Life is reduced to employment, a spouse, children, pets, and maybe some extended family. A life without voluntary associations is frictionless and predictable, but group skills atrophy, leading to anxiety. This is not a moral failing, just a predictable cultural drift. What can we do, without nagging or shaming, to make group life worth the trouble?
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Matt Arnold

Over the past 20 years, Matt has served in almost every position and every level of leadership in Penguicon. He has served as a Board Director and President at i3Detroit hacker space. Professionally, Matt designs and publishes board games, develops websites, makes custom Minecraft... Read More →
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Algonquin C

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